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Finance and Loans
We sometimes do get asked if we offer finance and loans on Log Cabins etc. We will not offer this service, simply to be fair to customers. Log cabins are not cheap and we do not like the idea of ma...
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Floor Treatment
We often get asked on what floor treatment to use. We suggest a high-quality floor varnish to help seal the floor, keeping it looking new. If you don't treat our softwood floor because of how pale ...
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Floating floor attached to Foundation Beams
The floating floors are not required to attach to the foundation beams, there is in fact supposed to be a 5 - 10 mm expansion gap around the internal floor which will allow the cabin to move. for ...
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Floorboard Installation
The floorboard installation should be done as tightly as possible and with an expansion / contraction gap of about 5-10mm left all around the edge. If you opt for our flooring with the cabin this ...
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Quantity of Insulation Boards
The Quantity of Insulation Boards required will depend on your building size. The surface area (m2) can be found on the specification sheet. Every board has a surface area of 0.72m SQ meters Divid...
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How many shingle glue tubes are needed?
The amount of shingle glues will greatly depend on your location, and your cabins exposure to the elements. If your cabin is mostly shaded then the self adhesive bitumen may not get a chance to mo...
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Shelving Advice
When shelving, never attach the logs together directly. Use floating frame fixings instead, this advice applies to the wooden storm slat. We do have a handy article about fixings things to these...
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Wind Loads
Our cabins are not officially evaluated for wind loads. Only snow loading limits/roof strengths are assessed to meet Dutch/German standards. However for an exposed areas we certainly have recommen...
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Internal Wall and Partition
There are different methods when building an internal wall in these Log Cabins whether that be a Stud wall with cladding or with Solid Logs. It is very important to remember though that your log ca...
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Roof Board Positioning
Roof boards are positioned to the flat surface, facing upwards for the roof material to be applied. The ‘V’ grooves will be on the inside. Every boards needs to be nailed twice on every junction ...